by Sigrid Fowler | Jun 2, 2021 | Advertiser posts
The Bible describes some notable mothers who asked God or one of God’s servants for help. Sometimes the answers came after a long wait, sometimes they were immediate. It’s not always possible to study the prayers because many details are omitted. One woman who prayed...
by Sigrid Fowler | May 29, 2021 | Advertiser posts
Having stuck out my neck on the subject of answers to prayer, I probably should be a bit more specific. Generalizations don’t count for much without backup from real life experience. The following are some of my discoveries—first, the controversy between formal and...
by Sigrid Fowler | May 20, 2021 | Advertiser posts
we look for help In challenging and more than challenging times, we look for help. If, like me, you are a praying person, prayer will be something like the go-to position, almost automatic. As Christians, we count on the God we know from unalterable facts the Bible...
by Sigrid Fowler | May 13, 2021 | Advertiser posts
you were darkness Paul often chooses a darkness and light figure when he talks about the Christian life. On the simplest level, darkness can simply be things hidden, either by deceit or out of shame; for example, Paul writes to the Christians of Corinth: “Therefore,...
by Sigrid Fowler | May 5, 2021 | Advertiser posts
literal and figurative In the Bible, darkness and light are used both literally and figuratively, marking high points of Scripture. A deep darkness becomes the ninth plague (Ex 10: 20ff.) when Pharaoh continues to block Moses’ demand that he let Israel go: “Then the...
by Sigrid Fowler | Apr 29, 2021 | Advertiser posts
I’m looking again at the fact of texts in writing and thinking about some comments by those who wrote them. If someone hadn’t written down these things, there’s a lot we wouldn’t know! The same is true in our lives. Stories are passed down verbally from one generation...
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